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After graduating from a drama program, the next logical move is, well, to move. However, choosing where to live as an actor is an age-old query. For decades, the masses have pointed to two locations if you wanted to be… Read More

Casting veteran Paul Weber has two decades’ worth of experience in the industry. The Los Angeles-based casting director started as an actor, touring with the California Shakespeare Festival before being mentored by casting director Michael Shurtleff, a major force in… Read More

There are no hard and fast rules about the ways actors must initiate their acting careers.  Some thespians who achieve great acclaim start in commercials, others in improv. Some film actors even come from a modeling or dancing background. Regardless… Read More

After landing a role, do you get a sinking feeling and begin to think that most performers are more capable and qualified than you? Do you sometimes experience intense feelings that your ideas or talents are not worthwhile enough to… Read More

Legendary screen actress Gene Tierney once said, “Eccentric behavior is not routinely noticed around a movie set.” As much as we like to believe that a TV and film set has just as much drama as the story being told,… Read More

“The best thing to happen to me was for [SNL producer] Lorne Michaels to hire me and fire me.” -Jenny Slate One of Jenny Slate’s childhood dreams came true when she became a cast member for Saturday Night Live in… Read More

As an actor, you are always training regardless of whether you are seasoned or just beginning a career in acting. You want to say, “I have a craft.”  You are always in the pursuit of sharpening your tools as you… Read More

In the entertainment industry, many people want to know what exactly is an actor’s responsibility, and what are the job requirements for actors? Whether the performer is involved in stage productions, a commercial actor, a film actor, television actor or… Read More